The museum building

The ensemble of the former baroque monastery and church housing the Kiscell Museum is on the hillside above Margaret Hospital in Óbuda. The Trinitarian order having been suppressed in 1784, the ensemble was also used as military barracks and military hospital before it was purchased by the Vienna-based art collector and furniture manufacturer Max Schmidt in 1910, who turned it into a luxurious mansion.

Permanent Exhibitions

The Kiscell Museum presents the 18th-21st century history of one of Central Europe's most intriguing cities, Budapest, and of its inhabitants. Our mission is to help both tourists attracted to the city and the dwellers of Budapest to discover the specific spirit and energy of the place.

Trade-Signs

In autumn 2012 an enriched collection was put on display in the museum: Trade-signs from old Budapest. The memory of some of the signs once adorning the entrance of renowned restaurants and shops is preserved in a few street names.

Golden Lion Pharmacy

The freshly renovated Golden Lion Pharmacy was reopened to the public on the occasion of the Night of the Museums in 2012. The pharmacy once used to operate in downtown Pest and its biedermeier style furniture was made of cherry-tree around 1830. The hand painted vessels of the pharmacy are also exhibited, some of them still contain the residue of the original medicines.